Anti-Qing: I'm actually an honest person

Chapter 137 Unexpected Road (Triple in One)

After a few days, Liu Dapao was still wondering, what's the situation? This is, why did Zheng Kezang keep running to Jackie Chan in the past few days?

These two people could not have been old before.

I was just curious, wondering if I should ask, but this Zheng Kezang came, and somehow understood his deep meaning of "the boat will be straight when it reaches the bridge".

Liu Dapao was astonished.

I even forgot about the old thing Shang Kexi!
"This strategy...is it your own idea? To be honest."

"This... indeed... is inspired by Jackie Chan Yu-sama."

"Will Yu Chenglong mention you? Why did he mention you?"

"I... gave him a pair of Song Huizong's paintings, the supreme treasure."

"He took it?"

"Received."

"Yo, then you are very good."

Of course Liu Dapao also knew that accepting gifts from Yu Chenglong was different from accepting gifts when he was an official, but as for Yu Chenglong's old stubbornness, since he was willing to accept gifts from Zheng Kezang, what did that mean?
On the one hand, it shows that Yu Jackie really likes Song Huizong's paintings, on the other hand, it also shows that Yu Jackie and Zheng Kezang can play together.

Liu Dapao is really short of talents, especially Yu Jackie is not an ordinary talent, it is a great thing that Zheng Kezang can play with him.

The work of recruiting Jackie Chan can be outsourced to Zheng Kezang.

"Okay, you did a good job. When you have nothing to do in the future, you should ask Yu Jackie Chan for advice. You are still young, and you will benefit a lot from communicating with him. This person is a great talent. I sincerely hope that one day This person can become my Great Ming's Nation-Suppressing Excalibur."

After Zheng Kezang heard this, he knew it clearly.

Of course, he has found out in the past few days. Yu Chenglong's identity is the deputy of Liu Dapao sent by the Qing Dynasty. This must be my own.

Who can make the Prime Minister call the Godly Sword of the Nation?According to the institutional structure of Chenghai City and even the entire new Ming Dynasty, it seems that only Lei Zhentian can be called the Great Sword of the Ming Dynasty.

He also specially asked me to communicate with him more, and said that he would benefit a lot in the future.

Ah~, I got it, this Yu Chenglong, Mr. Yu, shouldn't be the deputy inspector in front of the palace.

That's right, Lei Zhentian is a reckless person in the final analysis, with a pure grassroots background, although his martial arts are very good, there is no problem with his loyalty, and he can clearly cover the dark affairs of the prime minister.

But these, and being an official and running the army, are two different things after all. Lei Zhentian is the commander. I am afraid that he will be more responsible for a role similar to that of Jin Yiwei. I believe he will be more comfortable with this job.

But in the administration of the army, I am afraid that there must be a deputy, and nine out of ten, he will also be in charge of the criminals in the city. After all, although the prime minister is also the governor of Zhili in name, in fact, the prime minister takes care of everything, and there must be someone who actually manages it. Someone like Chenghai Governor or Chenghai Order?
Wouldn't that be our direct leader in the future?

understood.

Zheng Kezang even said: "What the prime minister said is that in recent days, I have been drinking tea and discussing Taoism with Lord Yu every day. I also feel that Lord Yu has a lot of strategy in his chest. He has learned a lot of principles of being a man, doing things and being an official. I have benefited a lot, and I plan to ask for advice from time to time.”

"Well... very good, very good, you are doing this very well."

Zheng Kezang was naturally very happy when he heard the words, thinking that he was one step closer to the position of his confidant.

So this matter was simply settled according to Yu Chenglong's advice. Liu Dapao not only solved the difficult problem of the former Ming clan, but also got Yu Jackie's advice. He thought that he was expected to surrender. , in a good mood.

In the evening, I personally brought two jugs of wine and went to drink with Yu Chenglong. Firstly, I wanted to strike while the iron was hot. Secondly, to be honest, Liu Dapao and Yu Chenglong had a great argument.

First of all, this person is high enough in structure and level. To be honest, there are not many people in contact with high enough level. Lao Le can be counted, but he is a foreigner after all, and Tiandihui is a bunch of reckless heroes. This experience, level, is really not good.

At the same time, this Yu Chenglong is not hypocritical, and he is not the kind of rotten scholar who is loyal, filial and righteous. From the debate between him and himself, he knows that although his butt is a bit crooked, he is also a very pragmatic person. of the common people.

But seeing Liu Dapao again this time, Yu Chenglong was also happy, and his attitude was indeed much better. He also invited Liu Dapao to appreciate with him the painting of Song Huizong sent by Zheng Kezang.

Liu Dapao didn't understand either, and really couldn't figure out how valuable this thing was. Compared with calligraphy and painting, to be honest, he still prefers jade.

"Today, I would like to thank Brother Yu for your suggestion to Zheng Kezang, but it relieved my great worry. For Brother Yu's advice, I would like to offer you a toast."

As he spoke, he personally poured wine for Yu Chenglong.

Yu Chenglong naturally didn't believe it, he only said that Liu Dapao intended to remind him, and took this opportunity to persuade him to surrender. After thinking about it, he didn't drink the wine in the glass.

Instead, he said: "This strategy is entirely planned by Prince Gong's son. It has nothing to do with Yu. If the prime minister wants to thank him, he can go and thank Prince Gong's son. Why thank me? If this wine is served under this name, I don't want to drink any more."

"Oh? Brother Yu refuses to drink the toast?"

"Don't eat."

"Then what wine do you want, Brother Yu?"

"Yu Mou, these days, I have seen Chenghai, Penghu, and followed...by the side of the prime minister. I have indeed seen many different things, but I have realized something in my heart, and I have gained something, but there are also some things that I look at more and more. The more confused I am, I don't know if the Prime Minister can explain it to me? If you explain it to me, Prime Minister, I'll fine you a cup, how about it?"

"Hahahaha, isn't this a toast and no fine wine? You are really interesting. If you have any doubts, let's talk about it."

"The first doubt lies in the military affairs. The Fuming Spear and Mingshen Cannon made by the Prime Minister are indeed extraordinary magical weapons. With this sharp weapon, it is not necessarily unavailable to compete with the elite of the Eight Banners."

Liu Dapao nodded and said: "That's true. It's not easy to say on the northern plains. There are many mountains and rivers in the south. After all, large-scale cavalry is inconvenient. This artifact is enough to defend. Just give me a little more time and build more guns. Confidence in the elite of the Eight Banners is nothing to be afraid of, time is on our side.”

"A war of attrition? With the prime minister, or the power of several provinces in the south of the Ming court, how can you think it is enough to resist the Central Plains?"

"I have Haimao."

"It turns out that the prime minister's military reform and the move of directly issuing stocks to the soldiers is really brilliant, and it will definitely inspire the morale of the army, but I think there are two drawbacks to this move, and it is difficult to solve."

"please say."

"First, you let the soldiers own stocks and let the soldiers know that fighting for themselves is indeed a wonderful way to boost morale. It's just that such a soldier is still a soldier who is loyal to you?"

"Second, I see that you have vigorously developed firearms, but it seems that you have almost abandoned swords and armor. You can also act as a so-called shareholder representative, participate in politics, and discuss politics, so I am afraid that this measure of supervising the army will not be very useful. How do you control the titans in the army? Are you afraid that the old things of the Five Dynasties will repeat themselves?"

Liu Dapao smiled and said, "Any doubts? You might as well say it together."

"My second doubt lies in civil affairs. The prime minister's Chenghai City is full of vigor and vitality, and I also admire it. I can naturally see that the residents of Chenghai City actually live very well. The standard of living of people in Chaozhou will also be higher and higher.”

"Thank you."

"It's just that Chenghai's civil affairs seem to be very dependent on companies and stocks. Whether it's Hongmaofan, the top ten chambers of commerce, or other small and medium-sized chambers of commerce, the adults seem to be too indulgent to them? Dare I ask the situation of the adults? Do the people listen to their respective shopkeepers or the court? Did the merchants participate too much in the construction of Chenghai? In addition, how can the Chenghai model be promoted on a large scale in the future? If the people are all engaged in business and profit , causing no one to cultivate the land, isn’t this not giving up the basics and chasing after the waste?”

Liu Dapao nodded in agreement. How else can you say that Yu Chenglong is a talent. He has only been here in Chenghai for a few days, and he has already arrived at the hospital directly after seeing the problem and thinking about it.

"anything else?"

"And the most important thing... is the official administration, which is also the place I can't understand the most."

"Excuse me."

"Chaozhou can have today's prosperity, needless to say, the main reason lies in the company, or in other words, the entire Chenghai City, Chaozhou Prefecture, and even your court, all rely on the development of the company, even San Francisco, and your The involvement is also because of the company, and they even seem to have a lot of shares in the company."

"Under such a system, all the people work together to twist officials, courts, merchants, people, and soldiers into a single rope, so that they can pursue common interests together to the maximum extent. It is really an incredible system."

"It's just that you don't seem to have absolute authority in the company. As far as I know, there are very few stocks that really belong to you. How do you ensure the stability of the company's system power? Or, how do you ensure that With your absolute authority, how can you guarantee that the company is loyal to you? Even if you are an adult, you can always maintain your prestige, how can such a regime be handed over? How can you ensure that other major shareholders will not have undue ambitions?"

"As for these three points of doubt, please give me your advice."

When Liu Dapao heard this, he couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Finally someone sees it through and asks it out. I can finally say this to my own people one day. In fact, the three questions you asked actually have only one common answer in the final analysis, the pattern."

"pattern?"

"Small, the layout is small."

"Please enlighten me."

"In fact, whether it is civil affairs or military administration, the core lies in the official administration. You said that my system is difficult to guarantee the loyalty of the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty to me. Yes, because I never thought of gaining the loyalty of anyone. I don’t need anyone, my personal loyalty, Old Yu, I hope that my future citizens will only love the country and not be loyal to the king.”

Yu Chenglong was shocked when he heard the words, his eyes lit up, but he couldn't help being confused, a little...unbelievable.

"There is no love for no reason in this world, and patriotism is the same. Simply relying on education and brainwashing with Confucianism is useful, but how many Confucian scholars can there be? When life is at stake, how many Confucian scholars will seriously share with the country?" Life and death? You, old Yu, can be regarded as a man who has read sage books, and you have also become an official of the Tartars?"

Hearing this, Yu Chenglong couldn't help blushing, thinking that Liu Dapao was mocking him, and was about to argue with him, but Liu Dapao stopped him with his hand and said: "There is no other meaning, in fact, this is completely normal .”

"It's just that I don't think patriotism can't rely entirely on education. Let's talk about the military system. I don't need my soldiers to be loyal to me personally. Traditional military generals like to establish father-son relationships with soldiers under their command or increase loyalty through marriage. , To be honest, I hate this kind of practice, as long as they are loyal to the country, it is enough, because the country is the carrier of the company, and they are all shareholders of the company."

"A leader I admired once said that soldiers without patriotism are bandits. I have always believed in this. Giving them stocks is not just giving them money by changing the law, but also for the sake of realizing it. Really educate them on patriotism, let each of them know why we are fighting, and why I am fighting.”

"As for the careerist, the chaos of the Five Dynasties like you said should not be a big problem. After all, although I don't send a supervisor, the gunpowder is still in my hands."

"As for whether you said that I have given too much power to businessmen, yes, this is inevitable in the early stage of the bourgeoisie. Before the official rebellion, I will hold a shareholder meeting in the true sense. All businessmen who hold more than [-] shares , including officials and generals with more than [-] options, can personally or entrust representatives to attend the meeting, and vote according to their respective equity, and through voting to determine major decisions within the company."

"Such shareholders' meeting will become a routine, fixed once every five years, and will be held temporarily when there are major issues, and a standing committee of shareholders will be formed. Of course, judging from the current influence of Westpac Corporation, the company's decision-making will naturally be Greatly affect the national policy of the country."

"I never thought that my son would definitely succeed me. In fact, at this point in human history, everyone must admit that the dynasty of the family is bound to decline, and it is difficult to go through the 300-year cycle of history. So, don’t say it’s my son, even if it’s me, if the majority of shareholders vote against it at the general meeting, I will gladly step down as chairman of the board of directors of Westpac Corporation. This is the rule I set, of course, this way If not, I guess it will be difficult for me to continue to be the prime minister of our Ming Dynasty."

"The person who owns the stock becomes the owner of the company. This is not just talking. As the chairman of the board of directors, I am only exercising power on behalf of them."

"The army is loyal to the company, the shareholders are loyal to themselves, the power of the country belongs to the shareholders, let the shareholders be the masters of the country, this is capitalism! This is democracy, forget it, call it the shareholder system, and it is easy to tear the egg if it is too big. .”

"And I am just the standard-bearer of capitalism, and our war with the Qing court is not just a war between Han Chinese and Manchus, but also a war between capitalism and feudalism. I believe that the advanced must defeat the backward , This is an inevitability of history and an objective law. I also believe that this non-family dynasty may, perhaps, be able to escape the 300-year cycle theory and cause the people of the world to repeatedly fall into the flames of war."

"As for civil affairs, these problems can only be solved through overseas colonies and the slave trade. For example, let our Han population go to work in factories, establish plantations overseas, and let overseas slaves of foreign races cultivate the land, etc. There is no way around this, the primitive accumulation of capitalism is bound to be bloody, if you don’t oppress your own people, you can only oppress outsiders.”

"So, I wonder if I have answered your doubts well?"

Looking at Jackie Chan again, he was naturally dumbfounded.

"The army is loyal to the company because of the ownership of the shares, and the shareholders are loyal to themselves because of the shareholders' meeting. Power belongs to the shareholders... This... this... this is a road that has never been imagined."

Liu Dapao smiled and said: "Capitalism has quite a few flaws and limitations. To be honest, some places are indeed very cruel, but compared to feudalism, this is undoubtedly a super important step. The sun and the moon have changed."

Yu Chenglong was shocked, but suddenly thought of what Liu Dapao had said to him when he was in Macau.

"Huang Taiji is just the afterglow of the setting sun in feudal society, but I am the rising sun in modern society. If Huang Taiji compares himself to Li Shimin, then the only person who can be compared with me is Wang Fuxi."

When he heard this at the time, he thought that Liu Dapao was simply crazy, but now, it seems... It's not impossible at all.

Do you compare yourself to Wang Fuxi...

But seeing that Jackie Chan simply and neatly drank up the three glasses of fine wine on the table in one go, refilled them and said: "Why."

"what why?"

"Why do you want to establish such a system? With your power and ability, you can do it."

"Old Yu, after a while, I thought you should go to Xiamen and get in touch with those Dutch people well and deeply. I can provide you with an interpreter so that you can read, ask, and learn by yourself."

"You know, the Netherlands is only a small country with a population of 200 million, but do you know how powerful they are? They have more than 200 of these large plywood ships and an extremely powerful army. They have established colonies all over the world. Their people lived in great abundance."

"And do you know that the entire Qing Dynasty has a total population of about 6000 million, a population gap of [-] times. In terms of overall national strength, the Netherlands may still not be able to compare with the Qing court. It's just that you are older than you, and you should be very clear. I know that the strength of a country never depends on its national power, but on the imperial court's ability to mobilize this national power under the limit state."

"In other words, if the Netherlands and the Qing court were close neighbors, to be honest, with the Dutch's superiority in naval warfare, the Qing court might not be able to defeat them. As for the quality of life of each citizen, the Qing court's The people under the rule, to be honest, compared to ordinary people in the Netherlands, live a life that is worse than pigs and dogs."

"It is said that even the most common people in the Netherlands can eat three meals a day. They can eat milk, bread, and a small piece of bacon for breakfast, and they can eat cheese, bread, pork, potatoes, vegetables, and even a little wine for lunch. Eating bread and cheese at night, every week, every family, even consumes more than half a catty of sugar and fat. Even the citizens of their country like to grow flowers, do you know what this means?"

"Wealth and leisure, I'm afraid, I'm afraid... Only the legendary Great Harmony can be compared. If this kind of life falls on ordinary people, it is really unheard of, even in the Kaiyuan prosperity. , I'm afraid they will also go away, far away."

As he said that, he couldn't help feeling bitter in his heart. The life of ordinary people in the Netherlands is already better than that of himself, a third-rank official.

Although the salaries of officials in the Qing court are indeed not much, and Yu Chenglong is a rare honest official, but no matter how you say it, his life is far from being comparable to that of ordinary people.

The people of the Qing court at the same time, if they can survive, they have already tried their best.

Eat half a catty of sugar every week?Eating meat every day?What a luxury this is!Is there really such a happy country in this world?
"How did a small country with a population of 200 million develop so powerfully? Of course there are objective reasons, but I think the most important decisive factor is that this company, the Dutch East India Company, tied all the Dutch people in In the same chariot, with the same goal, go forward with all our strength."

"That's why I want to build a company, and that's why I want to take the road of capitalism. A real, benign capitalist system is naturally anti-dictatorship. This is a necessary price. Do you know that Lao Le used to be in the Netherlands , the status is very high, equivalent to Obai of the Qing court."

Yu Chenglong couldn't help but wondered: "If you have such a high status, why did you come to Daming to be your subordinate?"

"Let's not talk about subordinates. We are on the same level in official positions, and he is also a major shareholder at the company level. If he wants to, he is qualified to compete with me for the position of chairman of the board of directors. It's just that he admires me and recognizes me."

"However, it is true that the reason why he and the big Dutch capitalists who followed him left home is because a restoration movement is erupting in the Netherlands. Their king is unwilling to be a puppet and seizes power."

Yu Chenglong curled his lips and smiled when he heard the words: "Look, let me just say, there are always ambitious people who want to be dictatorial in this world."

"So, what is the price? The price is that the East India Company fell apart, and Lao Le and his people came to the Far East to join me. The Netherlands has since declined from the position of world hegemony. In the near future, he will either be taken by the Dutch The world is bullied by the country, or it will be the counterattack of Lao Le and others, because capital is inherently disgusted with dictatorship."

"As for why I want the country to take the capitalist road? It's not because I'm a saint, but because it's impossible not to take this road."

"The Netherlands has the East India Company, and Britain also has the East India Company. The King of France once thought about building the East India Company. Although he gave up later, this thing is bound to be contagious. It won't be long before the whole of Europe is bound to be on the road to the East India Company." the way of capitalism."

"The Netherlands, with a population of 200 million, is almost as powerful as the Qing Dynasty after embarking on the road of capitalism. What about the more populous country, France? What about the whole of Europe? The reason why the Dutch are willing to trade with us is because Damn robbery is not cost-effective, what if one day robbery is more cost-effective?"

"If you fall behind, you will be beaten. I cannot allow the survival of my country and nation to be based on the fact that others are too lazy to beat you or show mercy."

Yu Chenglong heard the words, but drank the three glasses of wine on the table in one breath, and said: "You arrange an interpreter for me, I'm going to Xiamen to see."

"can."

"If, I mean, if I surrender to you, will I also have shares? Will I also have voting rights at the shareholders' meeting?"

"Of course, every official of Ming Dynasty will have options."

　Although I despise the practice of the Dutch republicans in the book for profit rather than the country, I also admit that if it were not for the republicans and the East India Company, the Netherlands would not have been able to transform from an ordinary Spanish colony to a world hegemon in just over 200 years To be honest, even though the Netherlands has declined under the nonsense of the republicans, a lean camel is bigger than a horse, and its national strength and people's quality of life are still much better than those of the previous colonial period. Compared with capitalism, Since feudalism is undoubtedly a huge progress in society, as to whether the protagonist will change in the later stage, that is a matter of the later stage.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)